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The markets have seen two weeks of post-election rallying, while U.S. interest rates and the dollar have both been rising in anticipation of a return to growth. Markit has already released...
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The U.S. Commerce Department has released its Durable Goods report for the month of October and it was a strong number across the board. 24/7 Wall St. would remind investors, readers, and economists...
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If there is one brokerage research firm that can turn the heads of all investors at once it would have to be Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS). After all, Goldman Sachs advises wealthy individuals...
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The Chicago Federal Reserve bank has released its National Activity Index showing a better reading for October versus September. The report was still negative at -0.08, but this is better than the...
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Fannie Mae has released some of its expectations for 2016 and 2017 based upon changes in the new administration ahead. The government-sponsored entity’s Economic & Strategic Research Group...
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It appears that consumer spending already was strengthening ahead of the election and at the start of the fourth quarter. And consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of GDP.
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If consumer spending is two-thirds of gross domestic product, then Americans may recoil from the shock of a Trump victory by sitting on the sidelines as consumers during the heart of the holiday...
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Investors and economists alike were looking for a solid read on gross domestic product (GDP) long before they were considering what this week's unemployment and payrolls data might look like.
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Now we have two readings on the services economy that are weaker to less positive ahead of Friday's key payrolls report.
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We have already seen mixed data on gross domestic product and durable goods, and now we have two fresh readings on manufacturing.
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Among all the problems in Europe and the post-Brexit woes, Eurostat has released its first view of third-quarter seasonally adjusted gross domestic product.
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The latest personal savings rate as a percentage of disposable income may look high on the surface. Unfortunately, it is not if you consider that the personal savings rate is actually on a downward...
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Because the headline GDP gain was so strong, we have to consider it a net win — but we also have to be realistic about what sort of issues drove the bump here.
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It’s finally out, and it’s better than expected! The Bureau of Economic Analysis in the U.S. Department of Commerce has released its preliminary look at third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP)...
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Friday morning will bring the first look at third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) for the United States. Note that the prior five GDP reports have been weak and signaling a very lackluster...
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